A shooting death is being investigated as a homicide in West Springfield. Officials say the case involves a woman who was found dead at the Hillcrest Arms Apartments on Highland Avenue on Monday.
Police reports indicate the area, which is near the border with Holyoke, has been the site of past criminal activity.
The Police Chief overnight says that there have been no arrests and that it does not appear that the murder was random. He says it was targeted.
It was the first murder of the year in West Springfield.